A. a medieval female hermit
B. a woman who rejects the support of the community because she feels it is sexist
C. a male anchorite
D. a religious teacher in the medieval era
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following cultural changes occurred as a result of the Norman invasion ?
A. The Church moved away from using Latin.
B. The trend of educational reforms was reversed.
C. England returned to its pre-feudal state.
D. The primary language became French - What is the significance of Sutton Hoo ?
A. Sutton Hoo provides architectural evidence from a virtually unexplored period of history.
B. Sutton Hoo gives more information about the society that created Beowulf.
C. Sutton Hoo provides insight into the conversion from paganism to Christianity.
D. All of these answers - Which of the following genres applies to Langland’s “Piers Plowman” ?
A. Allegory
B. Social satire
C. Dream vision
D. All of these answers - How do the themes of Marie de France’s Lanval and Chretien de Troyes Yvain compare ?
A. Both use the comitatus ethic to explain their hero’s motivations.
B. Both include references toWilliam the Conqueror.
C. Both include the theme of broken promises between lovers.
D. Both feature mentions of the conversion from paganism. - Who were the troubadours ?
A. poets from France and Italy
B. men who wrote only in the mystical tradition
C. the authors of conduct books
D. heretics persecuted by the Church - How did increased lay participation in religious life impact monasteries ?
A. it made them more valuable sources of information
B. it made them seem irrelevant since they separated religious life from worldly life
C. it made them more important since there were few literate lay worshipers
D. it made them symbols of the Church’s progress - Which of the following themes/motifs was/were often found in literature of “courtly love” ?
A. nobility
B. adultery
C. chastity
D. All of the Above - With which text is the theme of “Christ as mother” most closely associated ?
A. “Revelations of Divine Love”
B. “The Book of Margery Kempe”
C. “An Orison to Almighty God”
D. “The Wooing of Our Lord - In the Medieval era, women most commonly worked as ______________?
A. retailers
B. domestic servants
C. spinners
D. All of the Above - Which is true of childbirth in the Middle Ages ?
A. it was normally supervised by a midwife
B. it was typically dangerous for mother and infant
C. it was normally done without medical equipment
D. All of the Above